Former Oak Grove star Jabari Carr to sign with San Jose State

Jabari Carr, the former Oak Grove football star who played this season at the Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia, plans to sign a letter of intent Wednesday to play at San Jose State.

Former Oak Grove coach Ed Buller confirmed the news on Monday.

“I wanted to play somewhere where I could have an impact and help turn this program around,” Carr said. “There have been a lot of great local players recently who have went on to play at Pac-10 schools, but I have a chance to play in my own backyard.

“I’ve had so much support locally coming up through Pop Warner and at Oak Grove, hopefully playing at San Jose State will inspire kids to want to play there too.”

Carr will sit out a season while he gets his academic situation in order. He will be a redshirt freshman when he starts playing in 2011.

“Jabari met with Coach (Mike) MacIntyre a couple times and he was very impressed,” Buller said. “I think this is a great opportunity for San Jose State and for Jabari. He’s a Pac-10 talent, San Jose State needs to take chances on kids like him to get the program going.”

Carr chose Hargrave Military Academy, a prep school, because he wouldn’t lose a year of eligibility and he wanted to concentrate on academics.

A game breaker who played receiver and safety for Oak Grove, Carr was a two-time All-Mercury News selection. The 6-2, 195 pound Carr caught 45 passes for 605 yards and seven scores as a senior.

He also had four interceptions, 50 tackles and scored 10 total touchdowns. He expects to play wide receiver for the Spartans.

Carr said he wanted to sign his letter of intent at Oak Grove on Wednesday.